CJAM Pledge Drive 2012 & Show # 430

It's that time of year again, time for CJAM's annual pledge drive.  Revolution Rock has been broadcasting on CJAM FM for eight years now – each week I provide listeners with a collection of 60s Garage, 70s Punk/New Wave, Indie and alternative music that is not broadcast on mainstream radio. CJAM FM is a non-profit campus/community radio station that relies on donations to keep running and growing. This year we are raising money in hopes of increasing our signal strength to broadcast further and reach more people! Pledge drive runs from November 9-16 and we only ask for pledges once a year to make a donation. You can call 519-971-3630 (Windsor) or 1-855-344-2526 (1-855-DIG-CJAM) for Detroit or out of town listeners and can also make a pledge securely online via cjam.ca.

In 2009 CJAM nearly lost its protected status as a station and it was documented in Voice of The Underground, a documentary that I made about their signal change. You can watch the documentary in full below – raising money to increase our signal strength is the next step to bring CJAM’s quality program to a wider audience – watch the documentary and show your support for Revolution Rock and CJAM FM today!

This Week's Play List:

1. Bell Peppers – Drapes N’ Squares
2. Nick Lowe - Long Limbed Girl
3. The Action – Waiting For The Man
4. Rah Rah - Art And A Wife
5. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Watch Your Step (Alternate Version)
6. The Zolas - In Heaven
7. Velvet Underground – One of These Days
8. Flowers 0f Hell – Atmosphere
9. Mark Lanegan - Gravedigger's Song
10. Thee Oh Sees - Flood's New Light
11. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
12. Bloodshot Bill – Right Out The Door
13. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Coma Girl

To download this weeks program, visit CJAM's schedule page for Revolution Rock and download the file for November 13. Or subscribe to Revolution Rock as a Podcast.

CJAM...Watts Up: The Rally for Reach 2010

It's that time of year again. It's time for CJAM's annual pledge drive. Next week my show will be a special pledge drive show. Revolution Rock will be on the air helping out with CJAM’s 2010 pledge drive starting November 2nd, 2010 at 10:30 AM until noon.

Last year CJAM made the transition from 91.5 FM, where it broadcasted for over 25 years to 99.1 FM. This year’s theme is called “Watts Up: The Rally for Reach.” CJAM is looking to begin the process of a power increase in terms of wattage so that our voices carry further to you.

Revolution Rock goes in depth into the genres of 70s Punk, New Wave, Alternative, 60s Garage Rock and all related subgenres. Each week my show features obscure hard to find music as well as some new music that is not heard on normal mainstream radio. In addition to this Revolution Rock also plays a variety of local music on radio that is not getting airplay on the mainstream market. And in a nutshell, that’s half of what CJAM does.

The other half is anchored by CJAM’s interviews that question the answers as much as shows that truly debate. Offering real alternatives to the mainstream, we see the environment as it should be in a city that often doesn’t. And while we’re at it, we wonder what else could be out there. Beyond, so many of Windsor’s arts and cultural communities are represented that listing them would turn this into, well, a list. But suffice it to say that we offer shows in more than 10 languages.

CJAM has to ask listeners for support in exchange for providing this space. As such I ask that you consider making a donation to help this great programming carry further. You can make a pre-pledge donation to CJAM right now by:

- Going to http://www.cjam.ca/ and donating through your credit card or paypal account
- Dropping me an email at damn.that.television@gmail.com
- Stopping by in person any weekday during office hours: M-F, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, or Mailing a cheque or money order to:

CJAM FM Station Manager
c/o University of Windsor/CJAM 99.1 FM
401 Sunset Ave.
Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4

And of course, between Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, you can phone in your pledge from Windsor at 519-971-3630. Toll-free from Detroit, the number to call is 313-963-6112 ex: 3630. But however you donate, please send us a message and make it clear what program you are supporting. CJAM has a variety of incentives to offer this year. Thank you for considering us.

Dave
Revolution Rock

PS:
In addition to this during CJAM's pledge drive on November 2nd, there will be the premiere of a documentary about the stations frequency change that occurred last year.  Voice of the Underground will be screened at Phog Lounge (157 University Avenue West, Windsor, Ontario) at 9 PM.  It is a FREE event, but it is also a pay-what-you-can event.  Any proceeds that are made during the night will go towards CJAM's pledge drive in order to increase their signal strength.  This is yet another great reason to support CJAM.

The trailer can be viewed below: